A Few Tips On How To Eat More Raw Foods

One of the most popular diets today is the raw food diet. A lot of people come to it for many different reasons, and not just for its great abilities to help you loose some pounds.

However, there are a lot of myths about raw foods which leave people confused. Raw food diet can be a little bit intimidating if you don’t know several tricks.

In case you have been interested in raw food diet in this article we will show you a few simple tricks on how to eat more raw foods and make your life a little bit easier.

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1. Drink smoothies for breakfast

In case you are not a morning person and you have a habit of eating your breakfast in some place close to your home before you go to work, then you should try to make a simple, healthy and delicious smoothies before you start your day. Smoothies are an easy, quick and delicious way to make sure you’re having a healthy and abundance source of energy throughout the day.

2. Keep it simple

Raw foods can be hard, but they don’t have to be. When you start with your diet, keep it simple and stick to the basics: slaws, salads, and soups. These foods will help you to learn a lot about raw food recipe creation and they won’t make you feel stressed out. Over time, you will be able to expand your repertoire and you will also be able to experiment with other fancy techniques. However, it is important to master the basics first.

3. Keep it fresh

In case you were wondering if you should get a food dehydrator, the short answer is – no. Dehydrators are great for raw snacks, such as fruit leathers, flax crackers, and kale chips. However, these goodies will take up much less space in your diet than soups, vegetable “pasta” salads, smoothies, and other easy recipes which can be made with no more than a rudimentary blender and a set of paring knives.

4. Prepare your veggies and fruits

On whatever day of the week you have time, take an hour to prepare your veggies and fruits. First, wash them. Grate vegetables, such as carrots, for your salad. Peel, chop and freeze food such as bananas. Also, wash and dry greens. This can feel like a chore, but if your are prepared, you will be able to have the healthier choices throughout your week.

5. Buy fruit in bulk

Our bodies demand sugar, and in case we are not prepared, we will likely go for a junk. Buy some fruit when you go shopping to avoid reaching for junk when your start feeling hungry.

6. Make big dinner salads

Some people can eat the very big quantities of food and very easily you can be one of them. You don’t have to have any superpower because most people just can eat a lot. It is impressive, and it can be used for good. You can make very big, massive overloaded raw salad every night.

Bell peppers, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, mushrooms, seeds, zucchini, avocado and other, throw it all in one big bowl. It is one of the best things you can make for yourself. Eating such a large quantities of vegetables will satisfy you, and give you the nutrients required by your body.

7. Snack smart

One of the easiest kinds of snacks around are raw food snacks. Simply pack up some raw raisins, goji berries or almonds. Also, if you want, you can keep some fruit in your bag or desks at all times. It is very easy to snack well with raw foods.